Lee Rosenson

Do not know them where are they located. I live in De. Are they fair $ on there trade in pricing. As well as new purchase prices. Currently use Auorama. Now shooting with Canon SL2 with 16 to 300 Tamron zoom Need wide angle for community newsletter and zoom for travel considering small lighter Canon with wide and long zoom. Suggestions please

PixelStan77 Loc: Vermont/Chicago

KEH is an honest fair priced company worth doing buisness with.

Whelcome to the forum.

Ysarex Loc: St. Louis

They're in suburban Atlanta GA. They've been around a long time (I bought a lens from them in the early 1980s) and are a reputable dealer.

Joe

Ltgk20 Loc: Salisbury, NC

KEH is very easy to deal with and their rating system is good (as in items are typically in better condition than you'd expect). If you want to sell or trade to them, you'll almost always get more if you sell it yourself, but they make it very easy to sell to them.

alamomike47 Loc: San Antonio, Texas

Agree

Old Timer Loc: Greenfield, In.

Have bought from them, their ratings I have always found to be on conservative side, quality was better than expected. I would image the same for buying. Most folks think that when selling the buyer is being too picky. As some one who has dealt in that type of business I have heard the complaint that we are just trying to buy to cheap. That is what you have to do to resell and make a profit. Not every buy is a money maker. If you are responsible merchant you have to check, adjust or repair the item before going on the market, and some warranty used items for a short time. I usually tried to buy most things to have 40% percent gross profit. You have to have enough to pay for your labor, storage and other cost of doing business. I was in appliance repair and sales so there is lot of cost the customer does not see that comes in to play, not as easy as it sounds

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

You didn't mention what part of Delaware. If you are looking to buy new camera bodies and lenses, the Best Buy in north Delaware on Concord Pike, US 202, about a mile south of the PA state line, has and excellent selection of Canon, Nikon and Sony DSLR'S and MILC'S and bridge cameras and point and shoots. Since the price for new cameras is set by the manufacturer, their prices are the same as everyone else.

amfoto1 Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA

KEH is in Atlanta... or at least one of its suburbs.

Like all used equip. retailers, they will offer you a wholesale purchase prices.... less than you could get for gear selling it yourself directly through eBay or here in the UHH Classifieds. But, hey, they gotta make a profit and it's "easier" to just do a trade and get credit. KEH are good folks... fair in what they give, though it's wholesale value.... and they're a good place to buy used gear.

Problem is, the Canon SL2 you have is the second to the smallest/lightest DSLR anyone has ever made. The only one that's a few grams lighter is the Canon SL1, and the SL2 is a much upgraded camera from the SL1. I wouldn't "downgrade" just to save so few grams.

In fact, the SL2 DSLR is lighter than some mirrorless and only a little heavier than a typical mirrorless with a viewfinder like the Canon M50. There's about 64 grams difference. A standard paper clip weighs 4 grams.... so count out 16 in your hand. That's how much weight would be saved swapping your SL2 for an M50 (you would also have to swap out lenses to save any weight.... your 16-300mm can probably be used on the M50 with an adapter, but that adds weight that nullifies what little you gained changing cameras).

I'm not very familiar with the Tamron 16-300mm... But that's the type of wide angle-to-telephoto "do it all" zooms that many people buy for travel. The Canon EF-S 18-200mm is the closest I could find to fit your SL2, and it's slightly larger than and weighs about 54 grams more than the Tamron 16-300mm.

So I thought maybe a lens for the mirrorless M50 would be lighter and found the Tamron 18-200mm Di III... it's slightly smaller (1/4" smaller diameter. 1/8" shorter) than your 16-300mm and weighs about 80 grams less (20 paper clips). But, of course, it's not as long telephoto and not as wide a wide angle lens. Between the M50 and that lens, you'd save about 124 grams (36 paper clips).

There are some super small, ultra compact lenses for either your SL2 or for an M50. For example, there are the EF-S 24mm "pancake" for the SL2, or a similar size EF-M 22mm "pancake" for the M50. These are only mildly wide angle. There's also a "pancake" Canon EF 40mm available for your SL2, where it would act as a very short telephoto. An EF 50mm f/1.8 STM is fairly small and light, too. Of course, these aren't as versatile and convenient as the 16-300m you've already got or the 18-200s mentioned above.

There are smaller, lighter, non-interchangeable lens point 'n' shoot cameras that are quite compact.... such as the Canon G_X-series (which have larger sensors, but don't have wide range zoom lenses).... or the SX70 and similar (which use tiny sensors, but have wider ranging zooms). These cameras' lenses at their widest are very slightly wider than the 16mm you already have. The G_X-series cameras' telephoto zoom is much shorter than that 300mm. The SX-series zooms are comparable to or even longer than the 300mm you already have.

You might consider a so-called "Micro four thirds" camera such as Olympus and Panasonic offer. Some of those may be a little smaller and lighter than your SL2. They use a slightly smaller sensor to be among the smallest interchangeable lens, mirrorless cameras anyone makes.

For example, Olympus smallest/lightest cameras are their Pen series. The E-PL9 model weighs about 70 grams less than your SL2. And there's an Olympus 12-200mm "travel/all in one" zoom with range similar to your 16-300mm (after taking into account the difference in sensor format). That lens is almost identical size as your 16-300mm, but is about 85 grams lighter. So, between the camera and lens you'd save roughly 155 grams (around 39 or 40 paper clips). The Pen series cameras don't have viewfinders. You have to use the rear LCD screen to compose your shots.

Note: Canon also offers some mirrorless cameras without viewfinders, such as the M6 Mark II. They also offer an accessory viewfinder that fits into it's hot shoe, when wanted. Of course, adding that sort of defeats the smaller size and weight of the camera. But AFAIK, this isn't an option with the Olympus Pen series. (Canon's M100 and M200 also cannot be fitted with a viewfinder.)

Good luck shopping! You're going to find it difficult to shave off much more weight than you already have!

dglueck Loc: Rochester, NY

KEH was in Buffalo last year on a buying trip; I guess they do that from time to time. I'm in Rochester, so it was convenient to deal with the buyer face to face. Fair enough price for stuff I wasn't using anyway.

Silverrails

Is De Detroit or Delawa or Denver,...Why just De? I will Suggest considering Nikon D3300, 24mp Camera, used, with a Nikon 50mm 1.8g lens and a Nikon 18-140 3.5-5.6 Zoom lens and a Nikon 24mm Wide Angle Lens.

rmorrison1116 Loc: Near Valley Forge, Pennsylvania

Where is Delawa? De or DE is the abbreviation for the 1st state, Delaware. Plus, the OP clearly stated a preference for Canon.

lsaguy Loc: Udall, KS, USA

Welcome. Do a search for KEH and you'll be able to see all the glowing revues.

Rick

ggab Loc: ?

Great Company, I have not had any issues dealing with them.

Bill_de Loc: US

I recently deposited a multi thousand dollar check from KEH. Three days later my bank notified me that it bounced. I called KEH in the morning and was told it was an issue with their bank, and a manager would get back to me. Later that day I got a call. The person apologized, asked me what my bank charge was, and sent me a new check via FedEx, including my bank charge.

Of course nobody likes to see thousands of dollars disappear, but the response from KEH was satisfactory. I will continue to buy and sell through them.

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cytafex Loc: Clarksburg MA

My experience with KEH has been favorable, usually the item is better than rated.